Power BI Online Test

Q: What is Microsoft Power BI Test?

The Microsoft Power BI Test assesses candidates' abilities in various Power BI skills. It is used by recruiters to evaluate potential hires for roles requiring Power BI expertise.

Q: Can I combine Microsoft Power BI Test with Analytical Skills Test?

Yes, you can request a custom test that includes questions from both the Microsoft Power BI Test and the Analytical Skills Test. Learn more about assessing analytical skills here .

Q: What topics are evaluated in the Microsoft Power BI Test?

The test covers topics such as connecting to data sources, data wrangling, data models, DAX formulas, themes and visualization, interactive reports, publishing and sharing, and Power BI Desktop.

Q: How to use Microsoft Power BI Test in my hiring process?

Use the Microsoft Power BI Test as a pre-screening tool. Add the test link in your job post or invite candidates via email. This helps identify skilled candidates early in the recruitment process.

Q: Can I test Power BI and Business Intelligence skills together?

Yes, you can test both Power BI and Business Intelligence by creating a custom test combining the Microsoft Power BI Test and the Business Intelligence Developer Test. Learn more about the BI Developer Test here .

Q: What are the main Business Intelligence tests?

If you're interested in other Business Intelligence assessments, consider these tests: Business Intelligence Analyst Test BI Developer Test QlikView Test

The Power BI test evaluates candidate's ability to build data models, select and execute appropriate visualizations, create dashboards to explore data and answer queries, publish and share insightful reports and run analytics using DAX language in Power BI.

Covered skills:

Connecting to data sources and importing
Data wrangling and transformations
Data models
DAX formulas
Themes and visualization
Interactive reports
Publishing and sharing
Power BI Desktop

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About the Power BI Test

The Power BI Online Test helps recruiters and hiring managers identify qualified candidates from a pool of resumes, and helps in taking objective hiring decisions. It reduces the administrative overhead of interviewing too many candidates and saves time by filtering out unqualified candidates at the first step of the hiring process.

The test screens for the following skills that hiring managers look for in candidates:

Connecting to data sources and importing
Performing data wrangling and transformations
Creating and optimizing data models
Writing effective DAX formulas
Designing visually appealing themes and visualizations
Building interactive reports
Publishing and sharing reports
Utilizing Power BI Desktop efficiently

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🧐 Question
Medium Data Filtering Report Development M Language Data Visualization	Solve
You are creating a Power BI report where users need to dynamically filter data based on a range of dates. The report has a Sales table with columns Date, ProductID, and Amount. You decide to use a Power Query parameter to allow users to select a start and end date, which will then filter the Sales table accordingly. The parameter is named DateRange and has a type of List. You need to write a Power Query M formula to filter the Sales table based on the selected date range. The DateRange parameter contains two dates: the first item is the start date, and the second item is the end date. How should the M formula be structured to achieve this functionality? A: Table.SelectRows(Sales, each [Date] >= DateRange{0} and [Date] <= DateRange{1}) B: Sales{[Date] >= DateRange{0}, [Date] <= DateRange{1}} C: Table.FilterRows(Sales, each [Date] >= List.First(DateRange) and [Date] <= List.Last(DateRange)) D: Table.SelectRows(Sales, each [Date] >= List.First(DateRange) and [Date] <= List.Last(DateRange)) E: Filter.Table(Sales, [Date] >= DateRange{0}, [Date] <= DateRange{1})
Medium Many-to-one error Data Modeling Power Bi Relationships Cardinality	Solve
Consider the following two tables in Power BI: We received the following error when we tried to set many-to-one cardinality between devices to users tables: “The cardinality you selected isn’t valid for this relationship”. What should we do before creating the many-to-one relationship?
Medium Power Query Functions Power Query String Manipulation Text Functions	Solve
Review the following Microsoft SQL Server table: Complete the following Power Query formula used to create a custom column to replace the numbers present in last 11 characters of ISBN with 11 ‘’. Example ‘978-0-365-51051-4’ is converted to ‘978-0--**-’ A: Text.Insert B: Text.Replace C: Text.Start D: Text.End

	🧐 Question	🔧 Skill
	Medium Data Filtering Report Development M Language Data Visualization	2 mins Power BI	Solve
You are creating a Power BI report where users need to dynamically filter data based on a range of dates. The report has a Sales table with columns Date, ProductID, and Amount. You decide to use a Power Query parameter to allow users to select a start and end date, which will then filter the Sales table accordingly. The parameter is named DateRange and has a type of List. You need to write a Power Query M formula to filter the Sales table based on the selected date range. The DateRange parameter contains two dates: the first item is the start date, and the second item is the end date. How should the M formula be structured to achieve this functionality? A: Table.SelectRows(Sales, each [Date] >= DateRange{0} and [Date] <= DateRange{1}) B: Sales{[Date] >= DateRange{0}, [Date] <= DateRange{1}} C: Table.FilterRows(Sales, each [Date] >= List.First(DateRange) and [Date] <= List.Last(DateRange)) D: Table.SelectRows(Sales, each [Date] >= List.First(DateRange) and [Date] <= List.Last(DateRange)) E: Filter.Table(Sales, [Date] >= DateRange{0}, [Date] <= DateRange{1})
	Medium Many-to-one error Data Modeling Power Bi Relationships Cardinality	2 mins Power BI	Solve
Consider the following two tables in Power BI: We received the following error when we tried to set many-to-one cardinality between devices to users tables: “The cardinality you selected isn’t valid for this relationship”. What should we do before creating the many-to-one relationship?
	Medium Power Query Functions Power Query String Manipulation Text Functions	2 mins Power BI	Solve
Review the following Microsoft SQL Server table: Complete the following Power Query formula used to create a custom column to replace the numbers present in last 11 characters of ISBN with 11 ‘’. Example ‘978-0-365-51051-4’ is converted to ‘978-0--**-’ A: Text.Insert B: Text.Replace C: Text.Start D: Text.End

	🧐 Question	🔧 Skill	💪 Difficulty	⌛ Time
	Data Filtering Report Development M Language Data Visualization	Power BI	Medium	2 mins	Solve
You are creating a Power BI report where users need to dynamically filter data based on a range of dates. The report has a Sales table with columns Date, ProductID, and Amount. You decide to use a Power Query parameter to allow users to select a start and end date, which will then filter the Sales table accordingly. The parameter is named DateRange and has a type of List. You need to write a Power Query M formula to filter the Sales table based on the selected date range. The DateRange parameter contains two dates: the first item is the start date, and the second item is the end date. How should the M formula be structured to achieve this functionality? A: Table.SelectRows(Sales, each [Date] >= DateRange{0} and [Date] <= DateRange{1}) B: Sales{[Date] >= DateRange{0}, [Date] <= DateRange{1}} C: Table.FilterRows(Sales, each [Date] >= List.First(DateRange) and [Date] <= List.Last(DateRange)) D: Table.SelectRows(Sales, each [Date] >= List.First(DateRange) and [Date] <= List.Last(DateRange)) E: Filter.Table(Sales, [Date] >= DateRange{0}, [Date] <= DateRange{1})
	Many-to-one error Data Modeling Power Bi Relationships Cardinality	Power BI	Medium	2 mins	Solve
Consider the following two tables in Power BI: We received the following error when we tried to set many-to-one cardinality between devices to users tables: “The cardinality you selected isn’t valid for this relationship”. What should we do before creating the many-to-one relationship?
	Power Query Functions Power Query String Manipulation Text Functions	Power BI	Medium	2 mins	Solve
Review the following Microsoft SQL Server table: Complete the following Power Query formula used to create a custom column to replace the numbers present in last 11 characters of ISBN with 11 ‘’. Example ‘978-0-365-51051-4’ is converted to ‘978-0--**-’ A: Text.Insert B: Text.Replace C: Text.Start D: Text.End

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Why you should use Pre-employment Power BI Online Test?

The Microsoft Power BI Test makes use of scenario-based questions to test for on-the-job skills as opposed to theoretical knowledge, ensuring that candidates who do well on this screening test have the relavant skills. The questions are designed to covered following on-the-job aspects:

Connecting to various data sources and importing data into Power BI
Performing data wrangling and transformations to clean and preprocess data
Creating and managing data models in Power BI
Writing and using DAX formulas for calculations and calculations in Power BI
Applying themes and visualizations to enhance the appearance of reports
Designing interactive reports with filters, slicers, and drill-through functionality
Publishing and sharing Power BI reports with stakeholders
Utilizing the Power BI Desktop application for report development
Implementing advanced data modeling techniques for complex business scenarios
Using advanced DAX functions and techniques for advanced calculations

Once the test is sent to a candidate, the candidate receives a link in email to take the test. For each candidate, you will receive a detailed report with skills breakdown and benchmarks to shortlist the top candidates from your pool.

What topics are covered in the Power BI Online Test?

Connecting to data sources and importing: This skill involves the ability to connect Power BI to various data sources such as databases, spreadsheets, and online services, and import data into Power BI. It is important to measure this skill in the test to ensure that candidates are proficient in gathering data from different sources, a crucial step in creating insightful Power BI reports.

Data wrangling and transformations: This skill focuses on the ability to clean and transform data within Power BI, including tasks such as filtering, sorting, merging, and shaping data. Testing this skill ensures that candidates can effectively manipulate data to meet the requirements of their analysis and reporting.

Data models: This skill involves creating efficient and optimized data models within Power BI, including defining relationships between tables, creating hierarchies, and setting up measures. By measuring this skill, recruiters can evaluate a candidate's understanding of how to structure data for optimal performance and analysis in Power BI.

DAX formulas: This skill assesses a candidate's knowledge of using the Data Analysis Expressions (DAX) language in Power BI to create calculated columns, measures, and other calculations. DAX formulas are essential for performing complex calculations and aggregations in Power BI, making it crucial to measure this skill in the assessment.

Themes and visualization: This skill focuses on the ability to apply visual themes and create visually appealing and effective visualizations in Power BI. It is important to measure this skill as it ensures that candidates can design and present data in a visually appealing and meaningful way, enhancing the user experience of Power BI reports.

Interactive reports: This skill measures a candidate's proficiency in creating interactive reports in Power BI, including using features such as drill-through, bookmarks, and report navigation. Testing this skill ensures that candidates can create dynamic and user-friendly reports that allow for effective data exploration and analysis.

Publishing and sharing: This skill assesses a candidate's ability to publish and share Power BI reports with others, including sharing reports through the Power BI service, embedding reports in other applications, and managing permissions. Measuring this skill ensures that candidates are familiar with the process of making their Power BI reports accessible and shareable to stakeholders.

Power BI Desktop: This skill covers the overall proficiency of a candidate in using the Power BI Desktop application, including tasks such as creating and editing reports, managing data connections, and implementing advanced functionalities. With Power BI Desktop being a central tool for Power BI development, it is crucial to assess a candidate's proficiency in this area.

Full list of covered topics

The actual topics of the questions in the final test will depend on your job description and requirements. However, here's a list of topics you can expect the questions for Microsoft Power BI Test to be based on.

Connecting to databases

Importing from Excel

Working with CSV files

Handling multiple data sources

Cleaning and reshaping data

Filtering and sorting data

Appending and merging data

Normalizing and denormalizing tables

Creating calculated columns

Defining relationships between tables

Optimizing data models

Creating calculated measures

Using DAX functions

Implementing time intelligence

Building hierarchies and aggregations

Applying conditional formatting

Customizing visual themes

Designing interactive dashboards

Creating drillthrough and drilldown functionality

Utilizing page navigation

Creating bookmarks and buttons

Creating report-level filters

Sharing reports via email

Publishing reports to the web

Collaborating with others on Power BI service

Utilizing Power Query Editor

Using Query Editor transformations

Applying data loading options

Creating calculated tables

Working with advanced DAX functions

Designing KPIs (Key Performance Indicators)

Implementing row-level security

Analyzing data with advanced visualizations

Using advanced slicer options

Implementing advanced drillthrough and drilldown

Utilizing DirectQuery and Live Connection

Building paginated reports

Creating and using custom visuals

Creating Power BI templates

What roles can I use the Power BI Online Test for?

Power BI Developer
Power BI Expert
Power BI Analyst
Power BI Data Engineer
Business Analyst
Senior Power BI Developer
Reporting Analyst
Power BI Administrator

How is the Power BI Online Test customized for senior candidates?

For intermediate/ experienced candidates, we customize the assessment questions to include advanced topics and increase the difficulty level of the questions. This might include adding questions on topics like

Leveraging the Power BI service for online collaboration and sharing
Optimizing performance and data refresh in Power BI reports
Creating and managing data gateways for on-premises data sources
Implementing Row-level Security (RLS) to restrict data access based on user roles
Configuring scheduled data refresh for automatic updates in Power BI
Utilizing advanced visualization techniques like custom visuals and storytelling
Creating and using Power BI apps for streamlined report distribution
Monitoring and analyzing usage statistics and insights in Power BI

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What is Microsoft Power BI Test?

The Microsoft Power BI Test assesses candidates' abilities in various Power BI skills. It is used by recruiters to evaluate potential hires for roles requiring Power BI expertise.

Can I combine Microsoft Power BI Test with Analytical Skills Test?

Yes, you can request a custom test that includes questions from both the Microsoft Power BI Test and the Analytical Skills Test. Learn more about assessing analytical skills here.

What topics are evaluated in the Microsoft Power BI Test?

The test covers topics such as connecting to data sources, data wrangling, data models, DAX formulas, themes and visualization, interactive reports, publishing and sharing, and Power BI Desktop.

How to use Microsoft Power BI Test in my hiring process?

Use the Microsoft Power BI Test as a pre-screening tool. Add the test link in your job post or invite candidates via email. This helps identify skilled candidates early in the recruitment process.

Can I test Power BI and Business Intelligence skills together?

Yes, you can test both Power BI and Business Intelligence by creating a custom test combining the Microsoft Power BI Test and the Business Intelligence Developer Test. Learn more about the BI Developer Test here.

What are the main Business Intelligence tests?

If you're interested in other Business Intelligence assessments, consider these tests:

Can I combine multiple skills into one custom assessment?

Yes, absolutely. Custom assessments are set up based on your job description, and will include questions on all must-have skills you specify. Here's a quick guide on how you can request a custom test.

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